What kind of work do you do?: I work at a tech startup in healthcare leading a software development team and running a pilot of it. I trained and practised as a doctor but that wasn't the life for me. This is my last go to try something fairly conventional... How do you spend your time outside of w...

Keith wrote: If no, how do you deal with it?:
Don't really understand the question.

Thank you for taking the time to respond Keith!

By this question, I think I meant how does it affect you mentally and emotionally.

(cross-posting from another meditation forum) Hi Dhamma Friends, Let's start a discussion / survey about our day-to-day lives and how we pass our time as "people." I'm in my late 20's and I feel like I lack worldly direction. Other than the Dhamma (maybe minus right livelihood), I have no other burn...

Welcome back Paul! I'm sure your mother is smiling somewhere

Welcome Tony!

Hoping you find the rides you are looking for

Welcome COS!

Many traditions, including indigenous tribes and Tibetan Buddhism, use this for spiritual purposes. I highly recommend it for anybody serious about spiritual progress. In Tibetan Buddhism, darkness retreats are usually only done by experienced practitioners under the specific guidance of a teacher....

Thank you so much for sharing you wisdom samseva! I was going to start with books and material that have no copyright and/or are in the public domain, first. Lots of ebooks out there for free distribution, I think. You're welcome. Yes, there are a lot of books and ebooks for free distribution, but ...

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Hi mkoll, http://dark-retreats.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It's a retreat in complete pitch blackness, ideally. Many traditions, including indigenous tribes and Tibetan Buddhism, use this for spiritual purposes. I highly recommend it for anybody serious about spiritual progre...

Hi Dharma Friends! I'm just fresh out of a 11-day mind-blowing and humbling dark room retreat in southern Mexico. A couple reminders came to mind: -Humans need very little to survive (food, shelter, clothing [optional; I spent the entire time naked!], and medicine). -All beings suffer. Just having a...

What great reminders eloquently pointing to the Truth.

Thanks Boris!

Here is a good blog post by Ajahn Sucitto on how to approach meditation:

http://sucitto.blogspot.mx/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

What is the issue here? A) What is the present moment ? - when you lift your left foot, your mind should follow the left foot lifting - when you move your left foot forward, your mind should follow the moving of the left foot forward - when you place the left foot on the floor, the mind should be w...

Hi OP,

I would without reservation recommend a Goenka retreat if you feel inspired to invest 10 days of your life to meditate. Most people are very happy after the 10 days.

good luck!